I think it could be 3 more yrs before we reach the level of defenders a team like the Packers have. Rome wasn''t built in a day and we just need more talent especially on defense. I'm looking at who might be available at 27 for the Falcon's and most of the better defenders should be off the board. I am thinking offense and probably a receiver. The two receivers that have burner speed Torrey Smith or Titus Young would really help although if Jernigan does well enough maybe him in the slot. Not at 27 for Young or Jernigan definetly Smith. I highly doubt Young would be available for the Falcon's 2nd orund pick. I like Smith and Young because they could play slot for awhile then move over to no2 receiver when Jenkins contract is up. Jernigan is strictly a slot player.

Also running back is a troublesome spot in that the Falcon's can't get to the outside and make defenses work harder. They know Turner will be coming up the middle or to the guard side. Turner doesn't have the speed to get outside and its easier for the better defenses to defend.

Your right Dark Knight the Falcon's would have to give our 2nd rounder along with the 1st. TD said in a recent article Douglas was back to his old self (at least how I interpreted it) at the end of the year but still he didn't do much. WE really need a plan B in case he fails. I would accept Jenrigan but really want the potential of Young because he can be a potential good no2 receiver and give us explosiveness. I do think both Jerngian and Young go higher somewhere in the 2nd because of their speed. Torry Smith I think once he clocks his yime(expecting a 4.34) he'll look very tempting at 27. I think the potential of Smith is greater than most of the other prospects we have a shot at to be big playmakers. I'm talking any position so why not take advantage of it while we can. I'd hate for Smith to turn into the Clay Mathews of this draft and we get another Jerry.

My outside hope since a def end doesn't look possible to solve our pass rush is beef up the offense with explosive players. I know some might be against it but if Kyle Rudolph clocks a 4.6 ( at his pro day) and some how Young dropped I'd love to have Rudolph and Young to add to our core. Rudolph can stretch a defense something Tony G isn't doing now. The liklihood of both Young and Rudolph probably low.I do like the kentucky receiver as well as their back lowe but not sure if he passes the falcon filter. Young as had issues also off the field could be ruled out.

Oh well I think we all agree we need playmakers whether defense or offense.

Mike Mularkey has become a target lately for Falcons fans. I'm not buying it. It's a classic case of choosing to blame the coach instead of acknowledging that the Falcons need more playmakers and better QB play. Matt Ryan was good, but he wasn't Aaron Rodgers good. The Falcons lost to the team with the better QB. That happens a lot in the NFL. QB play separates teams. Matt Ryan has only been in the league 3 years. He can continue to develop. Also, the Falcons just need more playmakers. Other than White and Turner, they have a bunch of unimpressive playmakers on offense. I don't buy for a second into cliches about 'opening up the playbook' or whatever. Running double reverses and flea flickers is not going to make the Falcons offense elite.

. I don't buy for a second into cliches about 'opening up the playbook' or whatever. Running double reverses and flea flickers is not going to make the Falcons offense elite.

Who the hell is calling for this? A screen every once in a while, a slant pattern, pick plays, etc. is what people are looking for. You aren't going to get big plays with intermediate sideline passes. Just doesn't happen. Obviously we need more talent, but we were extraordinarily vanilla.

Who the hell is calling for this? A screen every once in a while, a slant pattern, pick plays, etc. is what people are looking for. You aren't going to get big plays with intermediate sideline passes. Just doesn't happen. Obviously we need more talent, but we were extraordinarily vanilla.

The offense was vanilla because the talent was vanilla. No homerun threat at RB and no homerun threat, other than Roddy, among the pass catchers. The Falcon's offense needs an infusion of speed, explosiveness or whatever you want to call it.

Mularkey has been the target from the start. BVG was far from great, but honestly, he's not working with a whole lot, it's getting better, but he is still a lot of pieces away from what he needs. Mularkey is 1 maybe 2 pieces away. Mularkey has no creativity anymore, he's insanely conservative and he put us in terrible situations with 3rd and long, and without AMAZING QB play from Matt Ryan, we would have been 7-9. Look at his 3rd down QB rating, completions, and amount of first downs from 3rd and 5+ he was stellar.

Mularkey has been the problem in Atlanta all season. We needed to draft Dez Bryant and we'd have all the pieces of an elite offense, but instead of an elite offense we settled for a good offense and a band-aided defense which can't hold up against an elite offenses.

Turner can't run against 8 man fronts, and everyone can put an 8 man front because TG can't stretch the seam anymore, and he's not a threat. So people can stack 8 to stop the run and cover up TG preventing big plays while rolling 2 over on White, leaving 1 on 1 against Jenkins, who is putrid at making big plays. He can be very clutch, but he's not a threat to break a game open. We need a Dez Bryant type over there. But beyond that, Mularkey's playcalling keeps everything inside 20 yards, further allowing people to crowd the box without fear of giving up the big play.

The offense was vanilla because the talent was vanilla. No homerun threat at RB and no homerun threat, other than Roddy, among the pass catchers. The Falcon's offense needs an infusion of speed, explosiveness or whatever you want to call it.

HD is extremely explosive, just wasn't back to 100% Look back to him at Louisville, he doesn't drop those passes, and he makes the plays that open up the offense.

Turner is very capable of hitting homeruns, but not against 8 man fronts with the most predictable runs in history.

But the playcalling wasn't vanilla based on inability of the players, it was vanilla based on the play caller. No taking chances was a problem.

People want to keep blaming Ryan, but that was the biggest knock on Ryan coming out of college that he was too much of a gunslinger. If the play is there, he'll take it, but when it's so predictable he's not going to throw the interceptions.

HD is extremely explosive, just wasn't back to 100% Look back to him at Louisville, he doesn't drop those passes, and he makes the plays that open up the offense.

Turner is very capable of hitting homeruns,

Just stop. I don't care what Douglas was in college. He wasn't explosive for the Atlanta Falcons in 2011. Michael Turner isn't as explosive as he used to be. That's evidenced by having by far his lowest ypc of his career in 2011.